jellify

verb

jel·​li·​fy

-ed/-ing/-es

transitive verb

1

: to make gelatinous : jelly

the red buttery mud is … jellified

—Negley Farson

2

: to reduce to slackness or weakness

I turned, all jellified at her voice

—Eugene Walter

intransitive verb

: to become jelly or like jelly

the lazy ear and the jellifying mind

—New Republic

Word History

Etymology

jelly entry 1 + -fy

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